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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18

Within the limits of the services it is authorised to provide in its home country, and depending on the authorisation it has received there, any legal or natural person authorised to provide investmen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14

Provided that they have not been deleted under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 53-14-1 to R. 53-14-4, data and information are kept for the maximum periods detailed in the following paragraphs…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2143-1

For the application of this chapter: 1° Where the embryo or embryos referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 2143-1 have been conceived as a result of a sperm donation, an oocyte donation or a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-32-3

The mandate given pursuant to Article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-7

By way of derogation from the provisions of section 3 and subject to the conditions of declaration or authorisation provided for in this section, the following benefits in kind or in cash may be offer…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6261-18

The provisions of article R. 6251-3 are applicable to the reports of the experts appointed by the consular chambers mentioned in article R. 6261-16. The reports are systematically sent to the educatio…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-20

I.-In their wording resulting from Act No. 2018-1021 of 23 November 2018 on the evolution of housing, development and digital, the articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-5 and article L. 511-6, with the exceptio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-1

The accreditation provided for in Article L. 4135-1 is awarded to doctors or medical teams in the same speciality practising in a health care organisation who have, over a period of twelve months, in…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article L2313-1-1

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of article L. 2313-1 are sent to the commune. They are communicated by the municipality to elected municipal representatives who request them, unde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lien on claims arising from transactions

Article L513-11

Notwithstanding any legislative provisions to the contrary, and in particular those of Book VI of the French Commercial Code : 1. Sums arising from loans or similar claims, exposures, securities and d…

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